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Just a little over a month ago,  this pic.  

Today,  we went to the bank.  A constant thread has been….What IF?  " what if I  "loose  it" and can't.  Who will pay the bills?"    A year now,  he worries.  We say yes,  ok,  we need to go to the bank.

Today, we did.  Neither of us was confident he would make it.  He is not doing well at all,  losing ground it seems, by the day.  So we knew it was now or never.   It was hard.  He was afraid.  Actually,  i was afraid.   But we DID it.  We went.  We got the Power of Attorney done.  DONE.  We made it back home.   

once he was back home,  the "bank clothes" taken off,  the oxygen back on,  sitting in his chair,  his beloved chair,  he asked   "  If you can,  will you help me?"  He meant, dying.  Going Through.  Just Going.  I said yes.  He asked  "what if you are not here?"  I said….then wait for me.  It takes 15 minutes.  I'll get there.  it was tender.   Tender.  is Tender a kind of love then?

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26 responses to “tenderness…is it a kind of Love?”

  1. jude Avatar

    tenderness is love. they are the same. i think so. yielding to touch. thin but not breaking.

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  2. Tina Avatar
    Tina

    Tender…..the best kind of LOVE!!! Will keep you both in my thoughts as the next days pass…..peacefully! Sending you both Tender BLESSINGS!!

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  3. Vicky aka "stichr" Avatar

    oh grace…you are a tender soul.

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  4. Jan Avatar
    Jan

    his trust in you is a kind of love as well. making his own plans to do it well. the responsibility of all of it. so much love to you grace. . .it’s what you transmit to the world and what has fostered the tenderness and the trust

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  5. Mo Crow Avatar

    (((Grace))) you make me cry for the tender gentle care you give to all the need that come into your life

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  6. Nanette Avatar

    Tender love and hugs to you both, to all of us

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  7. Liz Avatar

    Your actions speak volumes beyond what any single word can express …

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  8. Donna wilkinson Avatar
    Donna wilkinson

    What an honor to be asked by someone to help make the transition. It is near so close to the highest form of love a manifest can participate in. Go gentle into the light! Bless you Grace you fulfill your name.

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  9. beth Avatar

    If you are reluctant to use the word love, perhaps it is more of a loving kindness. An empathy. An honoring of your word. Steadfastness. But I do love you for what you are doing. The commitment. I think he is starting to understand how huge that is–as the facades fall away.

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  10. Dana Avatar

    Me too on the crying. This touches my heart so closely. As the days slip away the essential feelings become more clear. Soon there will be only love.

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  11. Deb G Avatar

    oh gosh yes. And such a right answer, “then wait for me…”

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  12. grace Avatar

    yielding
    yielding. What a BeautyFull word, yielding.

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  13. grace Avatar

    blessings so received

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  14. grace Avatar

    Vic…Oh lordy………..

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  15. grace Avatar

    am working to be “up” for it…to give what is needed.

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  16. grace Avatar

    i SIGH. sigh. sigh. sigh.

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  17. grace Avatar

    Donna…THANK you….thank you a LOT

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  18. grace Avatar

    as the facades fall away. Yes. we are becoming very
    spare.
    and yes. always there is lovingkindness, i have that, always,
    but still i have no
    love.
    Love well, maybe i should think about what i mean by that.

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  19. grace Avatar

    i hope. i hope for some kind of genuine Love

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  20. grace Avatar

    thanks for saying this…it was all i could think to say, and
    i meant it. Wait for me. I’ll hold your hand

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  21. saskia Avatar

    it is, as is his trust in you

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  22. handstories Avatar

    the very best kind of love, and you are giving it. love to & for you.

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  23. grace Forrest Avatar

    Nanette…Thank YOU. we need it. All of Us.

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  24. grace Forrest Avatar

    it is. the
    trust
    i am watching him, me

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  25. grace Forrest Avatar

    we are working on this kind of love…

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